Becky Kellar
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Becky Kellar (born January 1, 1975 in Hagersville, Ontario
) is a women's ice hockey
player. She currently plays for Burlington in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
Kellar played defence for the Canadian women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
. She also participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as well as the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. She was named to the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics
and will be one of four Canadian women to participate in all four Olympic tournaments along with Hayley Wickenheiser
, Jennifer Botterill
and Jayna Hefford
. Kellar was the oldest player in the 2010 gold medal game. She was the first player on the Canadian national women's hockey team to have children.
as a child, before switching over to hockey. Becky Kellar competed for Team Ontario at the National Under 18 Championships in 1993. She led Team Ontario to the Gold Medal and was selected as the Most Valuable Player. Kellar played with the Beatrice Aeros in 1998 and participated in the championship game of the Esso Nationals, netting an assist.
She played for the Brown Bears women's ice hockey
program at Brown University
in Providence, Rhode Island from 1993–1997 and has an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University
. While at Brown, she played second base on the softball team. She was a First Team All-Ivy League selection at softball in 1995 and 1997. She was inducted into the Brown Athletics Hall of Fame in April 2005.
She later played for the Burlington Barracudas of the Canadian Women's Hockey League
. In the 2007-08 and 2008–09 seasons, she was voted the CWHL Top Defender and a CWHL Central All-Star. On September 14, 2010, Hockey Canada
announced that Kellar, along with three other players retired from international hockey.
Kellar is married and lives in Burlington, Ontario. She welcomed her first son, Owen, on October 22, 2004, and her second son, Zachary, on January 25, 2007.
Hagersville, Ontario
Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario which gained international notoriety in 1990 for a gigantic uncontrolled tire fire which spewed toxic smoke for seventeen days...
) is a women's ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. She currently plays for Burlington in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
Kellar played defence for the Canadian women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
. She also participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as well as the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. She was named to the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
and will be one of four Canadian women to participate in all four Olympic tournaments along with Hayley Wickenheiser
Hayley Wickenheiser
Hayley Wickenheiser is a women's ice hockey player from Canada. She was the first woman to play full time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team...
, Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars...
and Jayna Hefford
Jayna Hefford
Jayna Hefford is a women's ice hockey player. Hefford played forward for the Canadian women's team at the Winter Olympics in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010...
. Kellar was the oldest player in the 2010 gold medal game. She was the first player on the Canadian national women's hockey team to have children.
Playing career
Kellar played ringetteRingette
Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. Played primarily by females, Ringette requires the use of straight sticks to control a rubber ring; with the objective of the game being to score goals by shooting the ring into the opponent's net. It was introduced by Sam Jacks in North Bay,...
as a child, before switching over to hockey. Becky Kellar competed for Team Ontario at the National Under 18 Championships in 1993. She led Team Ontario to the Gold Medal and was selected as the Most Valuable Player. Kellar played with the Beatrice Aeros in 1998 and participated in the championship game of the Esso Nationals, netting an assist.
She played for the Brown Bears women's ice hockey
Brown Bears women's ice hockey
The Brown Bears women’s ice hockey program is a NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Brown University. The Bears play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown women's hockey is the oldest women's hockey program in the United States. It was the first collegiate women's...
program at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in Providence, Rhode Island from 1993–1997 and has an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University is a university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario and a future proposed campus in Milton, Ontario. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada....
. While at Brown, she played second base on the softball team. She was a First Team All-Ivy League selection at softball in 1995 and 1997. She was inducted into the Brown Athletics Hall of Fame in April 2005.
She later played for the Burlington Barracudas of the Canadian Women's Hockey League
Canadian Women's Hockey League
The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....
. In the 2007-08 and 2008–09 seasons, she was voted the CWHL Top Defender and a CWHL Central All-Star. On September 14, 2010, Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...
announced that Kellar, along with three other players retired from international hockey.
Kellar is married and lives in Burlington, Ontario. She welcomed her first son, Owen, on October 22, 2004, and her second son, Zachary, on January 25, 2007.
Hockey Canada
| Event | Games played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 1998 Olympics | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 Women's World Championships | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 Women's World Championships | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 Women's World Championships | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 Olympics | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 Women's World Championships | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Women's World Championships | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 Olympics | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Women's World Championships | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 Women's World Championships | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 Olympics | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Awards and honors
- CWHL Top Defender, 2007–08 and 2008–09
- CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
- CWHL Central All-Stars, 2007–08
- 1996 ECAC All-Tournament team
- 1996 ECAC Honor Roll